Ford CEO says he has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’ South Carolina lawmakers not only lose raise but ...

Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Florida lawmakers have filed several new bills for the 2026 legislative session to create more exemptions to the state's open government laws. The proposed exemptions would, for example, shield the ...

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on US-301 in Bradenton. Dirt from Trump’s ballroom project was trucked to a D.C. golf course. Why? Oops ...

Florida's Sunshine Laws make it possible for people to access records from any state, local, or municipal governments. Public records are all "documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, ...

A charter school operator is seeking to take over space in more than 30 occupied public schools in Florida under a new state law that offers charters unprecedented access to buildings rent-free, ...

The Florida Department of Transportation says it’s possible. A transportation project is being counted on to alleviate congestion in Manatee County. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but ...

Cedar Cove is an affordable housing complex under construction at 600 Orlando Avenue in Bradenton. The project will have 80 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes for families emerging from ...

A Republican lawmaker in Florida introduced a bill seeking to force the Sunshine State’s public universities to rename at least one road on campus after slain conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, or lose ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican state Rep. Kevin Steele has filed a bill that would require trustees at public universities and colleges in Florida to name at least one campus road in honor of ...